Dragon Well Manor (龙井草堂,

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''Lóngjǐng Cǎotáng'') is a restaurant in

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province, China preparing and serving food based on the ideals of sustainable

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, serving seasonal produce sourced from local purveyors. In 2010, the owner Dai Jianjun has been awarded a medal by Terra Madre organization for his contributions to preserving traditionally made and sourced food in the increasingly industrialized China. It is noted for the attention to natural

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, and the insistence of maintaining a tradition Chinese culinary tradition. According to ''

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'', "it has a devoted following among Zhejiang's public figures and wealthy businessmen." One of its best known dishes is ''wuming yingxiong'' (无名英雄), made by boiling a stock from smaller

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in the manner of

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and then poaching the serving fish in this broth.

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